The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-09-15
WHOLE NUMBER l454.
IOWA STATE NEWS.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.


THOMAS J. ANDERSON, the nominee
for Governor, resides at Knoxville.
Marion County. He was born in Full
ton County. Illinois. March 4, 1887,
and is fourteen days older than Presi-
dent Cleveland. When 16 years old he
came to Iowa and located in Marion
Cc..nty, where he has since lived. He
was member Of the Fortieth Iowa In
fantry during the war, served at the
siege of Vicksburg, and attained the
rank Of Captain. He studied in the
schools ut Oskaloosa. Ia, and subse-
/, lcntly studied law. In 1874 he ran
on the Anti Monopoly ticket for District
Judge, and although he ran LOO
votes ahead of his ticket he was defeat
ed. He is-at present County attorney.
JAMES NJ ELDER, Democratic nomi-
nee for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, has lived
in Hancock County for twenty years.
and Is farmer and horticulturist and
a director in the State Horticultural
Society. lie is also lawyer and mem-
Der Of fiourishing legal firm at Gar
ner. He is about 80 years of age.
PRoF. HUGH w. SAWYER, the nomi-
nee for Superintendent OF Public In
struction, is Tennesseean by birth and
is 81 years of age. When the war
broke out he entered the service at the
age Of IA as drummer-boy in the
Forty seventh Regiment. Indiana Vol
unteers. After the war he obtained an
education in tennessee Institution and
has for the last twelve years been at the
head OF the schools at Hamburg. In.
CHARLES $. FoGG. the nominee for
Judge Of the Supreme Court,is is resi-
dent Of Stuart. Guthrie County. He j.
about 38 years Of age. He studied law
at the State University Of Iowa and has
practised at Stuart for the last twelve
years. He has the reputation Of being
a fairly shrewd attorney.
POLITICAL.
The Senatorial Convention of the
district held at Fairfield adjourned on
the 952d ballot. c. II. Vale was nom
mated by unanimous vote. Eleven
votes were cast for Walker of Van
Buren,. and eleven for Calvin of Jeffer-
son, on the 946th ballot. Mr.. Vale is
4 prominent farmer Of Van Buren
county. and his nomination is gnite
generally commended. The following
resolution was adopted. as the. voice of
his home district to the Republicans Of
state:
Resolred, That the Republicans Of this
Senatorial District are in favor of the elec
tion Of Hon. JAS +. Wilson to the United
States Senate. He has been true to the in
teresfs Of the Nation and State, both as q
member of the House Of Representatives
during the period OF the war and recon
struction and also as n member OF the
United States Senate. he has always been
true untiring and efficient in caring for the
| interests Of the Union soldiers, both during
the war and since. and for these things we
give him our unqualified endorsement and
favor his reelection as his own successor.
The Buchanan county Democratic
ticket is as follows: Representative.
Austin Lessee: Auditor. John keefer;
Sheriff. Samuel Nj. Hof; Superinten-
dent af Schools. Geo Matthew's; Cor-
oner. DIR. Horton; Surveyor. Mr.
Newton; Treasurer. Mr.. Shumakcr.
The Blackhawk Democratic ticket Isl
For Representative, Hon. w. H.
Chamberlin; Sheriff. w. S. Mitchell;
Auditor. L. +. Springer; Treasurer. w.
L. Maxon: Superintendent Of Schools.
w. Z. Parker; Coroner, DR.. w. g.
Duyer.
The Clinton county Democratic
ticket is made up as follows: +. j.
Hudson, Sheriff: Nintus Lund, Treas
urer; NJ. J. Powers, Auditor; Geo. b.
Phelps, Superintendent of Schools; NJ.
Qnigley, Supervisor; DR.. w. Meoers,
Coroner. For Members of the Legis-
lature, W. w. Buell., Lyons, and P. N.
Judge, De Witt.
WEST UNION MURDER.
West Union Special: The Coroner i
verdict on Stephen Douglas Mute was
death by a gunshot in the hands Of
Wade Tupper. They had been friends,
hired team together. went to Stottle.
town. got drunk, quarrelled and would
not ride home together. Upper rode
back with Allent Descent. went into the
store Of McCleery 4 Co., and borrowed
a revolver to shoot rats with. he said
Soon Mute drove in and inquired fol
Tupper, who, he claimed, must pay fol
half the team, rs he was going with tho
team to West Union. He was told thai
Tupper was over by the barn. He wen,
over and Tupper, shot, as stated, before
several persons. Mute ran behind |:
wagon near wood pile and Tuppel
fired again but missed. Mute then threw
stove wood and when he was STOPPING
to pick up some wood Tupper shot ano
hit him in the lungs. The ball lodget
in the back bone. Tupper's brother ar
rived and tried to disarm him; had ascufli,
and threw him down and finally dis
armed him. This occurred about ,
o'clock. Mute was poor man, mar
ried and leaves wife and two children
He was y years old. Upper is abou
the sake age, was born here and mar
ried grass widow about four year,
ago who was talked of some. They
soon parted. She went TO Kansas an,
he went to Montana and came bacl
here this summer. The rumor is tha
Tupper was engaged to Miss Bissell
Va AuUuIIls ssAu NN5 W UC IAsl lSu SOOH
and Mute had, or threatened to expos
Tupper to the Bissel.s, and Tuppe
took this method of revenge. Tuppe
has father and mother and six brother
J here, respectable folks, who are nearl,
crazed at the rash act. saw his brothe
this morning. He told me it wa
whisky, as his brother would not act 81
If sober, and they could do nothing TO
him only suffer the disgrace.
PEN PICTURE.
Davenport Gazette--Democra Dem)
Governor Larrabee, by the way, is earn
ing more than his salary, which is IS,
900 Il year, an unequal and discrcditabl
compensation for the State of Iowa /
give its Executive. The Governor !
the first of the State officers to be foun
at his desk. and generally the last I
leave it. He lives only a block distan
from the Capitol. He may be seen a
cending the steps from $50 to : an
morning. while he rarely turnS hi